Kurteši Surname
Approximately 632 people bear this surname
Kurteši Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serbia | 525 | 1:13,609 | 1,624 |
| North Macedonia | 40 | 1:52,537 | 5,570 |
| Kosovo | 38 | 1:48,997 | 3,889 |
| Croatia | 26 | 1:162,639 | 21,299 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | 1:1,768,201 | 16,841 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
The alternate forms: Kurtesi (143) & Kurteşi (19) are calculated separately.
Kurteši Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kurteši Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kurteši is held by more people in Serbia than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Kurtesi or Kurteşi. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kurteši? popularity and diffusion
It is the 515,938th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 11,530,927 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Kurteši are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 94 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.
This last name is most widespread in Serbia, where it is carried by 525 people, or 1 in 13,609. In Serbia it is most numerous in: Pčinja District, where 82 percent live, Belgrade, where 7 percent live and South Bačka District, where 6 percent live. Apart from Serbia it occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in North Macedonia, where 6 percent live and Kosovo, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kurtesi | 95 | 143 | / |
| Kurteşi | 95 | 19 | / |
| Kurtešić | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kurtiši | 86 | 2,249 | / |
| Kurtezi | 86 | 45 | / |
| Kurteša | 86 | 3 | / |
| Kurteshi | 80 | 1,440 | / |
| Kourtesi | 80 | 555 | / |
| Kurtesih | 80 | 10 | / |
| Kurtesis | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kurtesai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kurtesji | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kourtezi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kurtessis | 75 | 16 | / |
| Kourtessi | 75 | 5 | / |
| Kurtisi | 71 | 164 | / |
| Kortesi | 71 | 162 | / |
| Kurtisa | 71 | 92 | / |
| Kourtessis | 71 | 59 | / |
| Curtesi | 71 | 31 | / |
| Gkourtesis | 71 | 17 | / |
| Kurtizi | 71 | 7 | / |
| Kurtiša | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kurtişi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kurtesa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kurtiše | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kourtetsis | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kurtheiser | 71 | 0 | / |
| Kurtishi | 67 | 475 | / |
| Kurtgisi | 67 | 77 | / |
| Korteshi | 67 | 60 | / |
| Curtessi | 67 | 19 | / |
| Kurttişi | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kortessi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Courtesi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kourtesa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kurtisaj | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kurtišaj | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kurtisha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Keurtice | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kourtessiss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kurtesha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kurtichi | 67 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kurteši
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